A document listed on the local authority’s website says the details of the application are for the provision of supplying alcohol on and off the premises, from 9am to 8pm Monday to Friday, 9am to 6pm on Saturday, and 9am to 4pm on Sunday.

The application also details live music, between 10am and 8pm Monday to Friday, 10am to 6pm on Saturday, and 10am to 4pm on Sunday.

Trago Mills managing director Brent Pinhay said: “We confirm that we have applied for an alcohol and events licence for our forthcoming store in Merthyr and the relevant legal notices have been published in the local newspaper.

“All of our current sites are licensed, as we sell wine and beer in our restaurants and we do also have entertainment from time to time when we have special events at the stores.”

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Where are the other stores?

Trago Mills has stores in Falmouth and Liskeard in Cornwall, and Newton Abbot in Devon.

Trago Mills was founded in the 1960s, by Mike Robertson – father of current chairman, Bruce.

The Merthyr store will be the retailer’s first store outside of the south west of England and the first in Wales.